Residents of Johannesburg have expressed mixed feelings about the Constitutional Court’s ruling against the postponement of local government elections.
On Friday, the land’s highest court ruled against the Electoral Commission’s application to delay the elections due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Some residents say they feel safe enough to join the queues while others refuse to take the risk of contracting COVID-19.
“I do feel safe enough to go and vote because I did have the second dose of my vaccine. But whether the electoral committee will have the other checks and balances in place is something to be desired.”
“I will not be participating in the local government election because I do not feel safe at all. Given what we know about the delta variant, it is clear that it takes a couple of minutes to pass from one person to another. I will not put myself at risk of exposure [getting infected with the virus]. I don’t think the ConCourt ruling is fair,” adds another resident.
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Meanwhile, although the number of daily new coronavirus cases is decreasing, active cases in the country remain high at more than 144 000.
8 411 new cases and 182 COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
The total number of fatalities now stands at 83 343.
KwaZulu-Natal again reported the most new cases at 2 525, followed by the Western Cape with 1 726 and the Eastern Cape with 1 302.
Below is the latest COVID-19 stats in South Africa:
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